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John McEnroe#3 def. Tom Gorman#63

6-2 6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1979*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-2 6-4 6-1
Loser Tom Gorman

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeTom Gorman
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jan 19, 1946
Age2033
Height180180
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)363
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2611,787
Career W-L833–189418–293
Career earnings$12,552,132$10,000
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 1 0 Tom Gorman

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 John Lloyd (w/o)WMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 Ilie Nastase 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Pavel Slozil 6-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1979QF Eddie Dibbs 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Tom Gorman's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1979R32 Hank Pfister 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1979R64 Terry Rocavert 6-1 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Aug 30, 1979R128 Charlie Owens 6-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data